Stout cardinalfish
The stout cardinalfish (Rosenblattia robusta) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world in southern temperate waters, where it occurs at depths from 700 to 2,000 m (2,300 to 6,600 ft). This species can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Stout cardinalfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Rosenblattia Mead & De Falla, 1965 |
| Species: | R. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Rosenblattia robusta Mead & e Falla, 1965[1] | |
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Rosenblattia robusta" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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